Rare, Important Clement Massier w Lucien Levy Dhurmer Vase - $595 - (Chaska, MN)
Rare, Important Clement Massier w Lucien Levy Dhurmer Vase. The 45 degree Clement Massier stamp is accompanied by the stamp of renowned artist and creative director Lucien Levy-Dhurmer, placing production of this vase prior to Dhurmer's departure from the Massier studio in 1895. The condition and glaze color are exceptional for it's age. There is a small glaze chip on the base and a nearly indistinguishable hairline about an inch long at the rim. See photos. Ceramics carrying the dual stamp are becoming very hard to find. The vase is 7" tall and about 4" wide near the base. The glaze can be described as an iridescent ochre, gold, orange and green with a brown base. CLÉMENT MASSIERBACKBorn into a family of ceramists, Clément Massier took an interest in the business from an early age. In 1883, Massier moved his operations to Golfe-Juan where he began developing his own luster glaze. His factory-gallery complex became a destination for the elite who summered in Monaco, Nice, and Cannes.Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer was hired on as Massier’s primary artistic director in 1887, the same year Massier produced his iridescent, metallic glaze for which he was awarded a gold medal at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1900. That same year Massier also became an of official supplier to the British crown.
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